Pending: a likely torture/interrogation deal; a n unlikely immigration deal; and savvy reconciliation of the spirit and substance of the New York Times/CBS and Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times polls. While we work on those, you read this:
President Bush hits the Sunshine State campaign trail. The Commander/Campaigner-in-Chief attends fundraising events for congressional candidate Gus Bilirakis R-FL in Tampa, FL where he seeks to replace his father in Congress at 1:10 pm ET and for gubernatorial Charlie Crist R-FL at a Republican Party reception in Orlando, FL at 5:35 pm ET.
Both fundraisers are open press, and alert reporters will be listening closely to see if there are hints of a new presidential election stump speech.
First Lady Laura Bush and Sebba Musharraf, wife of President Pervez Musharraf , start their morning at 10:15 am ET launching a website on Pakistani culture at the Kennedy Center. At 7:00 pm ET the First Lady accepts the IRI Freedom Award at the J.
W. Marriot Hotel in Washington, DC.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets with NATO foreign ministers in New York while her friend, former President Bill Clinton, continues to host the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace hold a Senators-only briefing on Iraq at 4:00 pm ET in the Capitol.
Speaker Hastert, Majority Leader John Boehner R-OH , and other allies highlight border security accomplishments at 2:30 pm ET in the Capitol.
Reps. Patrick Kennedy D-RI , Jim Ramstad R-MN , and representatives from the Betty Ford Center discuss the treatment of mental health disorders at 10:00 am ET in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC.
At 12:30 pm ET Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi D-CA , Sen.
Hillary Clinton D-NY , Sen. Robert Menendez D-NJ , and Rep.
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